He said, she said, he denies, she doesn’t back down…
In September 2019, Alma Imhoff, a philosophy professor at Yale University, and her therapist husband, Frederik, host a dinner party. In attendance are Hank Gibson, Alma’s colleague and best friend, and Maggie Resnick, her top PhD student.
Alma and Hank are both up for tenure. Frederik privately opines to Alma that Hank and Maggie are unremarkable, and that she is drawn to them only because they greatly admire her. Hank walks Maggie home.
The next day, Maggie is absent from Alma’s class. Alma finds Maggie outside her home later that night and Maggie confides in Alma that Hank invited himself in for a nightcap and then sexually assaulted her.
From filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Challengers), After The Hunt is a gripping psychological drama that probes the complex power dynamics, trust and consent, and far-reaching consequences of silence within the charged world of academia.
Julia Roberts stars as a respected college professor whose world is turned upside down when her brilliant and outspoken student (Ayo Edebiri) accuses one of her closest colleagues (Andrew Garfield) of serious misconduct. As the academic community reels from the revelation, the professor is forced to navigate a treacherous landscape of loyalty, morality, and professional ethics.
Meanwhile, the turmoil awakens a dark secret from her own past – one she has long buried – that threatens to unravel not only her career but her very sense of self.
Tense and emotionally charged, After The Hunt explores the ripple effects of accusation and denial within a microcosm of power and privilege, posing difficult questions about complicity and courage. This layered drama, rich in nuance and moral ambiguity, has begun its highly anticipated release.
Screening this week at Palace Cinemas Byron Bay and Ballina.
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